Brassiere



' H. GREIN Aug. 24, 1937.

BRASSIRE Filed Aug. 18, 1936 ATTORNEY.

Patented Aug. 24, 1937 UNITED STATES maar ATENT GFFICE Application August 18,

Claims.

This invention relates to apparel and more particularly to a brassire, one object of the invention being to provide a brassire of such construction that it may be adjusted and caused to fit properly 5 when worn and conform to the size of the wearer.

Another object of the invention is to so construct the brassire that a strap of tape or ribbon which extends about the lower edge portion of the brassire may have one end adjustably secured at the back of the brassire and the other end portion of the strap brought forwardly to the front where it can be very easily secured in an adjusted position and thus cause the lower edge portion of the brassire to be properly constructed and held in place.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved clip or coupling for slidably connecting portions of the strap at the back of the brassire and to also provide an improved fastener at ,20 the front of the brassire which is of such construction that a stud carrier may be shifted along a base plate of the fastener and secured in the proper position to hold the strap at the desired tightness when a socket carried by the strap is engaged with the stud.

Another object of the invention is to so form the base plate and the stud carrier that while the stud carrier may be easily slid from one position to another along the base plate, it will be firmly o secured after being moved to the desired position of adjustment.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein Figure l is a perspective view of the improved brassire.

Figure 2 is an enlarged View of the rear portion of the brassire.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary perspective view of the front portion of the brassire.

Figure 4 is a sectional View taken along the line 4-4 of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a sectional View taken transversely through the front fastener along the line 5-5 of Figure 6.

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the front fastener.

The improved brassire has a body I formed of fabric having tapered end portions 2 and 3 which extend rearwardly about the wearer when the brassire is in use. The usual shoulder straps Il extend upwardly from the end portions 2 and 3 and are secured at their front ends to the front of the brassire body. A strap 5 which is formed of ribbon or tape extends about the body I along the lower edge portion thereof Where it is secured 1936, Serial No. 96,658

by stitching, as shown at 6, but it should'be noted that the end portions 2 and 3 of the body are free. One end portion of the strap 5 is folded back upon itself to provide a loop 'I which is engaged through one of the openings 8 in the plate or clip S and a snap fastener I0 is provided to secure this end portion of the strap in loop-forming formation. Therefore, the loop may be released and passed through any one of the openings 8 desired and adjustments thus accomplished. The other end portion of the strap is of greater length than the end portion forming the loop I and this end portion I I is passed through an opening 8 at the opposite end of the plate 9 from the loop 'i and brought forwardly about the body of the brassire. This end portion of the strap is of such length that it will extend to the front of the brassire and at its free end carries a snap socket I2 which is sewed against the inner face of the strap.

The free end of the extension II is to be adjustably secured at the front of the brassire, and in order to do so there has been provided a front fastener having a base plate I3 which is secured against the strap 5 by stitches I 4 at each end and extends longitudinally of the strap. Portions of the plate are stamped therefromto provide bars I5 which extend longitudinally of the base plate near upper and lower edges thereof and` are punched to form pins I6 which project rearwardly from the bars in spaced relation to each other longitudinally thereof. Since the plate I3 is formed of resilient metal, the bars may be sprung outwardly away from the same and then return to their normal positions. A stud i8 for engagement with the socket I2 has a base I9 formed with end extensions providing tongues 2l] and this base is disposed transversely of the plate I3 so that the tongues 20 project under or back of the bars I5. Openings 2I are formed in the tongues to receive the pins I B and it will be readily understood that when the pins I6 are engaged in the openings, the stud will be rmly held in an adjusted position longitudinally of the plate I3. By grasping the stud I8 and tilting the base I9 transversely, the bars I5 will be sprung forwardly a suicient distance to move the pins I6 out of the openings of the tongues 2li and the stud may then be shifted longitudinally of the plate to a desired position and then released so that it returns to a position in which the base bears flat against the plate i3 and a pair of pins I6 engage through the openings of the tongue to secure the stud in the adjusted position.

When the brassire is in use, it is applied in the usual manner with the straps 4 over a persons shoulders and the end portions 2 and 3 of the brassire at the back. The extension Il of the strap 5 is passed through the end opening of the clip or plate 9 and brought forwardly to the front of the brassire where the socket l2 is engaged with the stud I8. If it is found that the brassire is too tight or too loose, it is merely necessary to release the socket from the stud and after shifting the stud along the plate i3 again engage the socket with the stud. It will thus be seen that the brassire may be properly adjusted to t the person wearing thel same and that it may be adjusted to accommodate itself to a growing girl or to changes in a womans figure due to increased weight as she grows older. The fact that the end portions 2 and 3 of the body are free from the strap 5 permits them to fit comfortably and since the loop 'I is releasably secured by the snap fastener I0, it can be shifted from one opening of the plate 9 to another and thus cause the rear plate to be disposed directly back of the front plate and the stud I8.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A brassire comprising a body adapted to be disposed about the wearer with its end portions at the back and spaced from each other, a strap extending along the lower edge portion of said body and secured thereto with end portions of the strap free from the body and eX- tending therefrom, a rear connecting member having openings formed therein, one end portion of said strap being passed through an opening of said member and secured, the other end portion of the strap being passed through an opening of said member and of a length adapting it to be brought forwardly back upon itself to the front of the body, and means associated with the front of the body to adjustably secure the last mentioned end of the strap.

2. A brassire comprising a body adapted to be disposed about the wearer with its end portions at the back and spaced from each other, a strap extending along the lower edge portion of said body and secured thereto with end portions of the body free from the strap to provide flaps and portions of the strap extending from rear ends of the body, a rear guide between ends of said body, one end portion of said strap being detachably connected with said guide and adjustable longitudinally thereof, the other end portion of the strap being slidably engaged with said guide and being of a length adapting it to be brought forwardly back upon itself along the lower edge portion of the body to the front of the body, and means associated with the front of the body to releasably engage and adjustably secure the last-mentioned end of said strap.

3. A brassire comprising a body adapted to be disposed about the wearer with its end portions at the back and spaced from each other, a strap extending along the lower edge portion of said body and secured thereto with its end portions projecting from ends of the body, a rear connecting member, one end portion of said strap being connected with the connecting member and the other end portion of the strap being slidably engaged with the connecting member and of a length adapting it to be brought forwardly back upon itself to the front of the body, and securing means for the last-mentioned end of said strap consisting of a backing plate secured at the front of the body longitudinally thereof, a fastener member carried by said backing plate and adjustable longitudinally thereof, and a companion fastener member carried by the end of the strap and releasably connected with the fastener member of the backing plate.

4. A brassire comprising a body adapted to be disposed about the wearer with its end portions at the back and spaced from each other, a strap extending along the lower edge portion of said body and secured thereto with its end portions projecting from ends of the body, a rear connecting member, one end portion of said strap being connected with the connecting member and the other end portion of the strap being slidably engaged with the connecting member and of a length adapting it to be brought forwardly back upon itself to the front of the body, and securing means for the last-mentioned end of said strap consisting of a back plate secured to said body at the front thereof and elongated horizontally, bars extending longitudinally of said plate, a fastener member having a base engaged back of said bars and slidable along the plate to adjusted positions, means for releasably securing the base in an adjusted position, and a companion fastener member carried by the last mentioned end of said strap engageable with the fastener member of the plate.

5. In a brassire, a body adapted to be disposed about the wearer with its end portions at the back and spaced from each other, a strap extending along the lower edge portion of said body and secured thereto With its end portions projecting from ends of the body, a rear con necting member, one end portion of said strap being connected with the connecting member and the other end portion of the strap being slidably engaged with the connecting member and of a length adapting it to be brought forwardly to the front of the body, and securing means for the last-mentioned end of said strap consisting of a back plate secured to said body at the front thereof and elongated horizontally, resilient bars extending longitudinally of said plate in vertical spaced relation to each other, pins carried by said bars and projecting rearwardly therefrom in spaced relation to each other longitudinally thereof, a fastener member having a base extending transversely of said plate with portions engaged back of said bars and formed with sockets to receive selected pins of the bars and releasably secure the fastener member in an adjusted position, said fastener member being adapted to be tilted transversely and tilt its base transversely to spring the bars forwardly to move the pins out of the sockets of the base whereby the fastener member may be moved longitudinally of the plate to an adjusted position, and a fastener member carried by the last-mentioned end of said strap for engaging the fastener member of the plate and secure the strap.

.HENRIETTA GREIN. 

